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The New Zealand Open Source Society is a charitable, non-profit organisation set up to educate, advocate and advance the use of Free and Open Source Software in Government, Business and Society in New Zealand.
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Learn

New to Free and Open Source Software? Learn how to educate, advocate and advance the use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in New Zealand.
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I Want to Help

I Want to Help

We exist to share the freedom of open source software, open standards, and open information for the benefit of New Zealand. Do you want to help?
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Community

Community

Free and Open Source Software exists for the benefit of all. The NZOSS provides some basic community services as alternatives to large commercial organisations.
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Join

By joining the NZOSS you are
promoting Free and Open Source Software in New Zealand,
advocating against Software Patents, and
supporting open, sustainable, collaborative, and effective computing.
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I've read Article QQ.E.1 {Patentable Subject matter} to determine if there are any clear implications for New Zealand's ban on software patents. Remember that this is not necessarily the final text of the agreement, so we are still only guessing, really.